53BEN - VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
MOT: ValidGB
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The Volkswagen Golf, often referred to simply as the Golf, is a renowned compact car that has become a staple in the automotive world since its debut. Manufactured by Volkswagen, a German automaker known for engineering precision and quality, the Golf first appeared in 1974 and has since evolved through multiple generations. Its reputation is built on a combination of practicality, innovative features, and a reputation for reliability. Key specifications include efficient engine options, advanced safety features, and a versatile interior designed for comfort and usability. The Golf’s enduring popularity stems from its balanced performance and reputation for quality, making it a preferred choice for drivers seeking a dependable and well-engineered vehicle.
Vehicle Overview
Technical Details
Environmental Impact
Status & Compliance
Data provided by DVLA
MOT History
Vehicle testing history with 24 MOT tests
A 2003 Volkswagen Golf, registration 53BEN, registered in February 2003, finished in black. It is equipped with a 2792cc petrol engine and emits 264 g/km CO2. The vehicle has a current MOT valid until 22 April 2026, with the latest test conducted on 15 April 2025. It has recorded a mileage of 130,376 miles and is taxed. The MOT advisories note corrosion in the body structure and suspension components, as well as corrosion on rear brake pipes, though none are deemed dangerous. No further mechanical issues are indicated.
Understanding MOT Defect Categories
Total Tests
24
Passed Tests
20
Failed Tests
4
Latest Test
Passed
Passed - 15 April 2025
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 130,376 mi
Expires: 22 April 2026
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front Outer Integral body structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced sill (6.1.1 (c) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Passed - 15 April 2024
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 125,942 mi
Expires: 22 April 2025
Minor Defects:
- Minor Nearside Steering rack gaiter damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))
- Minor Offside Steering rack gaiter damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Advisory Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Advisory Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.1.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Passed - 27 March 2023
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 123,567 mi
Expires: 22 April 2024
Minor Defects:
- Minor Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.1.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Front outer sill corroded
Passed - 12 April 2022
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 121,267 mi
Expires: 22 April 2023
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Central Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases silencer, small crack (6.1.2 (a))
- Advisory Nearside Front outer sill corroded
Passed - 14 April 2021
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 118,592 mi
Expires: 22 April 2022
Minor Defects:
- Minor Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front sill damaged and corroded but not within prescribed area
- Advisory Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint worn, but not excessively (6.1.7 (c) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Failed - 12 April 2021
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 118,592 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Major Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))
- Major Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Major Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c))
- Major Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c))
- Major Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))
- Major Offside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))
- Major Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Minor Defects:
- Minor Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
- Minor Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front sill damaged and corroded but not within prescribed area
- Advisory Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint worn, but not excessively (6.1.7 (c) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Passed - 09 April 2020
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 115,696 mi
Expires: 22 April 2021
Minor Defects:
- Minor Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Play in steering rack inner joint(s)
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Nearside Front sill damaged and corroded
- Advisory Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Advisory Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Failed - 08 April 2020
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 115,696 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Minor Defects:
- Minor Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Play in steering rack inner joint(s)
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Nearside Front sill damaged and corroded
- Advisory Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Advisory Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Passed - 05 April 2019
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 111,420 mi
Expires: 22 April 2020
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Advisory Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Nearside Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material front to rear (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Offside Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material front to rear (1.1.11 (c))
Passed - 13 April 2018
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 108,760 mi
Expires: 22 April 2019
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Offside rear tyre 1.6mm on inside edge
- Advisory Nearside rear tyre 2mm on inside edge
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Advisory Offside Brake pipe slightly corroded Front to rear (3.6.B.2c)
- Advisory Nearside Brake pipe slightly corroded Front to rear (3.6.B.2c)
- Advisory Both front brake disc backing plates corroded
Failed - 11 April 2018
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 108,760 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
- Major Offside Rear Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
- Major Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc (2.5.C.1a)
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Offside rear tyre 1.6mm on inside edge
- Advisory Nearside rear tyre 2mm on inside edge
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Advisory Offside Brake pipe slightly corroded Front to rear (3.6.B.2c)
- Advisory Nearside Brake pipe slightly corroded Front to rear (3.6.B.2c)
- Advisory Both front brake disc backing plates corroded
Passed - 29 March 2017
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 104,650 mi
Expires: 22 April 2018
Passed - 24 March 2016
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 100,945 mi
Expires: 22 April 2017
Passed - 28 March 2015
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 97,163 mi
Expires: 22 April 2016
Passed - 23 April 2014
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 91,394 mi
Expires: 22 April 2015
Passed - 22 March 2013
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 79,491 mi
Expires: 21 March 2014
Passed - 02 March 2012
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 67,908 mi
Expires: 08 March 2013
Passed - 09 March 2011
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 62,184 mi
Expires: 08 March 2012
Failed - 09 March 2011
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 62,184 mi
Passed - 06 March 2010
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 54,430 mi
Expires: 06 March 2011
Passed - 19 February 2009
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 53,552 mi
Expires: 06 March 2010
Passed - 07 March 2008
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 51,223 mi
Expires: 06 March 2009
Passed - 28 February 2007
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 43,004 mi
Expires: 27 February 2008
Passed - 07 February 2006
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 27,569 mi
Expires: 10 February 2007
Frequently Asked Questions
When is the MOT due for 53BEN?
The MOT expires on 22 April 2026.
What is the tax status of 53BEN?
The tax status is Taxed and is due on 01 October 2025.
What are the specifications of 53BEN?
This is a 2003 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF in Black. It runs on Petrol with a 2792cc engine.
What is the environmental impact of 53BEN?
This vehicle produces 264 g/km of CO2 emissions.